I'm wondering how BBIers think he will finish out the season. He seems like a prime buy low candidate, but I've been burned by that rule before and it's hard not to wonder if he's still battling that early turf toe injury.
A guy's asking for Hillman, Benjamin and Shoelaces. I'd be getting Shady, plus some scrap heaps in Welker and Mason.
Do ya'll think McCoy will have a big second half?
One of the biggest fantasy busts of all time of guys who played the entire year.
Annoying reality of fantasy. You can't avoid running players out there that are going against your actual home team.
This is without question my last year doing FF. I hate it more every year. It's all people give a shit about now, rooting for your favorite team has taken a back seat to rooting for your fantasy team, and especially going to games and listening to schmucks bitch about their fantasy team instead of paying attention to what's going on in the game they are at. It drives me crazy. I've been doing fantasy for 14 years, but I have already told the commish to start looking for someone to fill my spot next year. I didn't want to do it this year but did because I told them late i wanted out and they had a hard time finding someone.
It used to be fun, but now people are so consumed by it and in my opinion it takes away from the enjoyment of games and just rooting against teams you hate and rooting for teams you love.
Obviously I'm in the minority on this otherwise it wouldn't be so popular, but that's just how I feel.
I'm with Jints but Mook I know what you mean.
I used to never pick NFC east players but that stopped because I just play them and hope for the worst.
My biggest problem is how guys judge players based on fantasy stats.
Yeah, it's hard to root for a player you actually don't like.
FTW
This is without question my last year doing FF. I hate it more every year. It's all people give a shit about now, rooting for your favorite team has taken a back seat to rooting for your fantasy team, and especially going to games and listening to schmucks bitch about their fantasy team instead of paying attention to what's going on in the game they are at. It drives me crazy. I've been doing fantasy for 14 years, but I have already told the commish to start looking for someone to fill my spot next year. I didn't want to do it this year but did because I told them late i wanted out and they had a hard time finding someone.
It used to be fun, but now people are so consumed by it and in my opinion it takes away from the enjoyment of games and just rooting against teams you hate and rooting for teams you love.
Obviously I'm in the minority on this otherwise it wouldn't be so popular, but that's just how I feel.
Mook - I completely concur.
I just never have seen the allure of fantasy football.
I'd much rather pick games as my secondary entertainment........and I stress secondary because I don't need to gamble to enjoy the NFL.
This is without question my last year doing FF. I hate it more every year. It's all people give a shit about now, rooting for your favorite team has taken a back seat to rooting for your fantasy team, and especially going to games and listening to schmucks bitch about their fantasy team instead of paying attention to what's going on in the game they are at. It drives me crazy. I've been doing fantasy for 14 years, but I have already told the commish to start looking for someone to fill my spot next year. I didn't want to do it this year but did because I told them late i wanted out and they had a hard time finding someone.
It used to be fun, but now people are so consumed by it and in my opinion it takes away from the enjoyment of games and just rooting against teams you hate and rooting for teams you love.
Obviously I'm in the minority on this otherwise it wouldn't be so popular, but that's just how I feel.
You keep using the example of "other people" and having their priorities out of order. You quitting wont change that one iota. People will still talk about their teams at Giants games you attend. Your quitting wont lead to any kind of national crusade against the hobby.
Sounds like you are the one maybe pulling for your fantasy guys a little too much. That's fine, its understandable - I'm guilty of that as well... but just something i found from reading your post.
As far as Lesean McCoy, he's been miserable but I'd like to see what he can do with the o-line back. Kelce in particular was a huge loss.
People don't seem to get that.
People don't seem to get that.
Exactly. People also don't seem to get that fantasy football is basically predictions. You make season-long predictions at the draft and then single-game predictions when you set your starting lineup each week. And the best predictions are the ones that are devoid of emotions and rooting interests.
If you have Dez Bryant, you didn't draft him and you're not routinely starting him because you love rooting for him to help the Cowboys win. You drafted him and you're starting him because you predict that he will have great stats.
If you're a Giants fan who plays fantasy football but avoids players on division rivals, you're probably the sucker in your league.
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an Eagle player once in my life. Desean Jackson in 2010. I traded him before the season started for 75 cents on the dollar because I couldn't bring myself to root for him and I made a mistake drafting him.
This is without question my last year doing FF. I hate it more every year. It's all people give a shit about now, rooting for your favorite team has taken a back seat to rooting for your fantasy team, and especially going to games and listening to schmucks bitch about their fantasy team instead of paying attention to what's going on in the game they are at. It drives me crazy. I've been doing fantasy for 14 years, but I have already told the commish to start looking for someone to fill my spot next year. I didn't want to do it this year but did because I told them late i wanted out and they had a hard time finding someone.
It used to be fun, but now people are so consumed by it and in my opinion it takes away from the enjoyment of games and just rooting against teams you hate and rooting for teams you love.
Obviously I'm in the minority on this otherwise it wouldn't be so popular, but that's just how I feel.
You keep using the example of "other people" and having their priorities out of order. You quitting wont change that one iota. People will still talk about their teams at Giants games you attend. Your quitting wont lead to any kind of national crusade against the hobby.
Sounds like you are the one maybe pulling for your fantasy guys a little too much. That's fine, its understandable - I'm guilty of that as well... but just something i found from reading your post.
As far as Lesean McCoy, he's been miserable but I'd like to see what he can do with the o-line back. Kelce in particular was a huge loss.
Honest to God, most weeks I don't even know the players I'm playing against until Sunday night when I finally decide to check my score. That's the biggest reason why I'm quitting, I've gotten to the point where I don't care at all about it anymore, and if I'm going to criticize people for how they act about fantasy football, how could I then continue to participate in it myself? I hate dealing with the people in my league always arguing over trades, complaining that new rules need to be put into place, etc etc. I get zero enjoyment out of fantasy football anymore. That's why I'm quitting, doesn't seem like a good decision to drop 200-300 dollars every year on something that I don't enjoy whatsoever.
The other stuff will still annoy me like the stuff at games where people somehow cheer because their fantasy guy scored against the Giants. That's not going to change obviously.
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people are way too serious. Sure I want to win fantasy but at the end of the day, a player will do well or poorly despite me rooting for or against them.
People don't seem to get that.
Exactly. People also don't seem to get that fantasy football is basically predictions. You make season-long predictions at the draft and then single-game predictions when you set your starting lineup each week. And the best predictions are the ones that are devoid of emotions and rooting interests.
If you have Dez Bryant, you didn't draft him and you're not routinely starting him because you love rooting for him to help the Cowboys win. You drafted him and you're starting him because you predict that he will have great stats.
If you're a Giants fan who plays fantasy football but avoids players on division rivals, you're probably the sucker in your league.
...I have Dez too, haha.
For me fantasy makes the other, non-NFC East games more interesting to watch/follow. If one of my players is in a game affecting the Giants, I'll obviously still be rooting for the pro-Giants outcome, but within that context hoping my player puts up some stats.
I hear what people are saying about tracking other games while they're actually at a live Giants game, but I have a hard time understanding how it has a dramatic impact on your experience at the stadium. Maybe the crowd involvement isn't as intense but there are numerous other factors contributing to that.
Still clear as mud on what to do about the McCoy offer. I'll probably roll the dice.
No, I'd do something else like catch up on Ray Donovan or LA Millionaire Listings or something... but this gives me some rooting interest in a game i otherwise couldnt give a shit about.
I do enjoy watching college football more than the NFL though, non-Giants NFL vs a big college game I would take the college every time.
I do enjoy watching college football more than the NFL though, non-Giants NFL vs a big college game I would take the college every time.
My comment was my personal view. I certainly don't think everyone agrees with me and if you gamble, i get why its interesting. Fantasy is gambling as well so I honestly don't see any difference between betting on games and drafting the best possible players.
If I sucked at it, I would have gotten out long ago. I'd say I'm decent, not great. Definitely getting worse at it though because in the last couple years I have put zero time into preparing or keeping up with my team as far as getting guys off the waiver wire especially early in the year, I just don't pay attention to box scores anymore or follow it to know who to pick up so I never wind up getting those important pick ups.
I have two fantasy teams, but I can't for the life of me imagine that anyone on here cares which players will help me or hurt me in my fantasy games. It's one thing to make a fantasy-related remark about a player who has an unusually great statistical game. But the drive-by-drive commentary on whose yardage and lack of yardage will help and hurt everyone in their fantasy games is some of the worst reading on this board.
Another thing that annoys me is the woe is me crowd. Some people think they are the only ones who have the worst luck. Woe is me. Luck plays a roll and sometimes you are lucky and sometimes unlucky, stop bitching about it!